Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1168

Chapter 1168: The Value Of Money ( 1 )
Seeing Xie Xuanzi draw water from the well, Chen Jianmin called out, “Uncle, the well water isn’t suitable for washing food or medicinal herbs.”

Xiao Yiguan raised a brow and asked, “Didn’t you just wash your vegetables with the well water?”

Chen Jianmin smiled and replied, “I used river water.”

Xiao Yiguan glanced at the basins filled with water and asked skeptically, “You carried all that water by yourself?”

Nodding at him, Chen Jianmin said, “Brother Xiao, I train with Dong Li every morning to build strength and improve my physical health. Carrying this much water is nothing. We often carry 80 to 100 kilograms of weight as we climb the mountain.”

Though Xiao Yiguan and Xie Xuanzi found it hard to believe, they said nothing and used the river water to wash the mushrooms and medicinal herbs.

Just as they finished washing everything, Li Shu came out from the backyard and said, “Uncle, Uncle Xiao, Ah Min—come have dinner!”

Hearing her voice, Xie Xuanzi immediately responded, “Coming!”

The group sat down together for dinner, enjoying the meal before they went to arrange the mushroom, medicinal herbs, and vegetables to be air dry.

At the same time, Lu Jueyu and Li Chenmo were chatting about Li Lingyun’s investment plan while lying on the bed inside her space.

Leaning on her husband’s chest, Lu Jueyu asked after recounting everything she had heard from Li Lingyun, “Husband, what do you think? Does this business have a good chance of being successful?”

Li Chenmo thought for a moment while playing with his wife’s soft hair before replying, “The risk of this business is high, but if the initial preparation is done well, it will succeed. However, in the first year, the revenue won’t be high because the expenses to build connections and relationships with government staff are significant.”

“Considering the current political situation and food shortage, the profit potential is very high. I think in two or three years, we could achieve a return of 300% to 500% on our investment.”

Hearing this, Lu Jueyu’s eyes lit up. Looking at her husband, she asked eagerly, “So, we can invest in this business?”

Li Chenmo nodded and replied with a smile, “My second brother has a good business instinct, a wide network, and is very bold. If he dares to invest in this business, then there should be no problems with the people. We can trust him.”

“Husband, I think your second brother will invest around 150,000 yuan. Since he said the minimum capital needed is 300,000, how about we invest more?” Lu Jueyu suggested.

Knowing his wife has a lot of money, Li Chenmo asked, “Wife, how much money do we have?”

Lu Jueyu was momentarily stunned when she heard her husband’s words. She rarely counted their family’s money. Whenever she received money from Houzi or her husband, she would put it in their savings box and forget about it. It seemed she should count it first.

“Well, it’s been a while since I last counted our money or checked the account book you gave me. How about we count it together now?” she asked.

“Okay, let’s count it together,” Li Chenmo agreed.

Having made up their minds, the two of them walked to a small room near the laundry area after they washed up. This room, originally used for drying clothes, had been converted into a warehouse by Lu Jueyu since they dried their clothes outside the space.

As she opened the door, Lu Jueyu said, “Husband, you count the gold, jade, and antiques. I will count the money and ration coupons.”

Looking at the boxes and shelves packed into the room, Li Chenmo said, “Wife, we should find a bigger room. This one is almost full, and it’s hard to move around.”

Nodding at her husband’s words, Lu Jueyu used her mind to move everything into the yard. Both of them sat on low stools and started counting and updating the records.

While she sat on a stool counting money meticulously, Li Chenmo was busy moving vases, paintings, and other antiques.

After recording each item, he moved it into the warehouse, arranging them neatly on shelves by category. Then, he wrote the shelf number and location next to each item’s name in the record book, making it easier to find items later.

Despite moving up and down, Li Chenmo didn’t feel tired thanks to the dense spiritual energy in the air. With every breath he took, his energy was replenished. It took him several hours to finish checking the antiques, gold, and jade.

When he was done, he noticed his wife was still counting money. Sitting across from her, he began dividing ration coupons by type and weight. To his surprise, their family had more coupons than before.

“Wife, why do we have more coupons now?” he asked curiously.

“Oh, it’s because Brother Houzi and I agreed to let people use coupons to buy our items. If they use coupons, we offer lower prices. If not, they pay the regular price. They don’t need specific coupons to buy items,” Lu Jueyu explained.

“So, they can use meat coupons to buy grains?” Li Chenmo asked with interest.

Lu Jueyu nodded and replied, “Since meat coupons are limited, we allow grain coupons to be used for buying meat. The conversion rate is different, though—one kilogram of grains equals half a kilogram of meat. For oil, half a catty equals half a kilogram of meat.”

After hearing her explanation, Li Chenmo nodded thoughtfully and asked, “What do you plan to do with these coupons? If we don’t use them all, they will become useless after the economic reform.”

“We are currently selling them,” Lu Jueyu replied with a smile.

This piqued Li Chenmo’s interest and he asked again, “People are willing to buy these coupons?”

Raising her head, Lu Jueyu replied, “Of course. Although people can buy things without coupons on the black market, the supply there is limited. They still need to shop at state-owned supply and grain stores.”